Marvel.com: Take 10 – Evil Alliances
Friday, December 12th, 2008
Marvel’s “secret cabal” composed a list of ten of the best evil alliances.
4. THE HELLFIRE CLUB
First Appearance: X-MEN v1 #122 (1979)
Leader(s): Sebastian Shaw, Magneto, Shinobi Shaw, Selene, Sunspot
Notable Members: Emma Frost, Donald Pierce, Mastermind, Tessa, Phoenix, Storm
Mission Statement: A group of the wealthy elite whose Inner Circle often includes several mutants, the Hellfire Club mostly pursues their own perverse pleasure and debauchery, but individual members have been known to make power plays that bring them into conflict with the X-Men and their ilk.
Crowning Achievement: During a period when Mastermind sat in the Inner Circle in his Jason Wyngarde guise, he corrupted Phoenix into temporarily becoming the Black Queen while his Club allies soundly defeated the X-Men. (X-MEN v1 #132-134, 1980; collected in X-MEN: THE DARK PHOENIX SAGA)
Spotlight Comic: X-MEN v1 #133—Wolverine battles alone against the entire Hellfire Club!
The article can be found here: Marvel’s Take 10: Evil Alliances
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